paraplegic
/ˌpɛɹəˈplid͡ʒɪk/
"paraplegic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“paraplegic” is uncommon English (frequency #50,140 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,140
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia. Paralyzed from the lower half of the body down.
Corpus desk
Index EN-paraplegic · paraplegic · English
paraplegic · rank #50,140 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,140
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH passerby
Nearest frequency peer: passerby (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “paraplegic”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- paddled
paddled
49,864 corpus weight
- paneled
paneled
49,863 corpus weight
- paraplegic
paraplegic
49,861 corpus weight
- passerby
passerby
49,860 corpus weight
- Paulette
Paulette
49,858 corpus weight
- Pecos
Pecos
49,856 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “paraplegic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paraplegic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌpɛɹəˈplid͡ʒɪk/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #50,140 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “paraplegic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
paraplegic is uncommon English at frequency #50,140 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌpɛɹəˈplid͡ʒɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia. Paralyzed from the lower half of the body down.".
No misspelling variants are generated for paraplegic in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From para- + -plegic. The correct English form is paraplegic, spelled P-A-R-A-P-L-E-G-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia. Paralyzed from the lower half of the body down.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how paraplegic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The guard looks at you with a troubled, uncomfortable glare, like that of a man who must explain to his paraplegic daughter that her dreams of becoming a ballerina will never come true.
Etymology
From para- + -plegic.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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